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A recent 93-page report on online education, conducted by SRI International for the Department of Education, has a starchy academic title, but a most intriguing conclusion: “On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.”

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02 Dec 09

Gianto Widianto
Education Concepts
- “On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.”
- online education could be set to expand sharply over the next few years, as evidence mounts of its value.
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- - little more than electronic versions of the old-line correspondence courses.
  - changed with arrival of Web-based video, instant messaging and collaboration tools.
  - providing learning experiences that are more tailored to individual students than is possible in classrooms.
  - The biggest near-term growth, Mr. Regier predicts, will be in continuing education programs.
  - evolving fairly rapidly, accelerated by the increasing use of social networking technology.
  - “The technology will be used to create learning communities among students in new ways,”
  - Learning has to occur in a community
13 Nov 09

Courtney Barrs
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23 Oct 09

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18 Oct 09

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14 Oct 09

Aviva Gabriel
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12 Oct 09

Katie Wood
07 Sep 09

Sharon Nagy-Johnson
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05 Sep 09

David Leith
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02 Sep 09

Reuven Werber
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- “On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those
  receiving face-to-face instruction.”
- The report examined the comparative research on online versus traditional
  classroom teaching from 1996 to 2008. Some of it was in K-12 settings, but most
  of the comparative studies were done in colleges and adult continuing-education
  programs of various kinds, from medical training to the military.
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- - The analysis for the Department of Education found that, on average, students
    doing some or all of the course online would rank in the 59th percentile in
    tested performance, compared with the average classroom student scoring in the
    50th percentile. That is a modest but statistically meaningful difference.
Nelly Ivanova
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01 Sep 09

Elizabeth Hubbell
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Steve Hargadon
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Hugo Domingos
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- The report examined the comparative research on online versus traditional classroom teaching from 1996 to 2008.
- The analysis for the Department of Education found that, on average, students doing some or all of the course online would rank in the 59th percentile in tested performance, compared with the average classroom student scoring in the 50th percentile.
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- - But the report does suggest that online education could be set to expand sharply over the next few years, as evidence mounts of its value.
  - hat has really changed with arrival of Web-based video, instant messaging and collaboration tools.
  - That enables more “learning by doing,” which many students find more engaging and useful.
  - accelerated by the increasing use of social networking technology. More and more, students will help and teach each other, he said
  - I think, when they assume it will make learning an independent, personal activity. Learning has to occur in a community.”
Clint Lalonde
- Mr. Regier sees things evolving fairly rapidly, accelerated by the increasing use of social networking technology. More and more, students will help and teach each other, he said. For example, it will be assumed that college students know the basics of calculus, and the classroom time will focus on applying the math to real-world problems — perhaps in exploring the physics of climate change or modeling trends in stock prices, he said.
Dr.Ravichandra Karkal
31 Aug 09

Mario A Núñez
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23 Aug 09

Joel Liu
Education
- A recent 93-page report on online education, conducted by SRI International for the Department of Education, has a starchy academic title, but a most intriguing conclusion: “On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.”
20 Aug 09

Isk Aldur
education